I was just delighted to learn about the 'Gothic Arches' challenge site! I adore anything gothic. So I have created my first piece, on the subject of the moon. I've incorporated one of my 'papermonzsters' into this moon theme. I am really looking forward to creating more gothic arches using the weekly themes.

Getting into a dark frame of mind....
I recently joined an 'altered text' group and I am finding that altered text is a very inspiring art form. The spread I created above is in advance of the 'dark' round robin that I am involved in with several of the girls over @ the 'altered art divas reliquary' group. This photo I took of the spread doesn't reveal the text too well so here are the words below:
wildfire at midnight
thunder - waiting
the ivy tree
moonspinners - magic
rough - wind of - the hollow hills
the last enchantment
wicked - walk in wolf woods
Boy, has this ever gotten into the mood for a good ol' dark round robin now! lol

MIDNIGHT ENCOUNTER!
I let the dogs out to do their business b4 bedtime and they went absolutely insane trying to get at something. My rottweiler Sophie actually tried to get on top of the bbq to get at it! Both her and my Great Pyrenees Teddy were jumping at the fence and barking wildly. So, I finally see what it is they are losing their minds over...a possum! They have invaded our area this summer, and they are not the friendliest of creatures. I quickly grabbed my camera and took pics of it while it was sitting motionless on the fence. I tried to catch its big wide yawn but only got the tail end of it. I guess it's getting quite tired of playing possum now as it's been about an hour! lol Well, here are a couple of pics I took...a cute but scary little animal for sure! Just look at those teeth! I just checked again and the possum is still sitting on the fence. My dogs still haven't done their business, but they are at the sliding door watching and grumbling away!

THE PANDORA BOOK

THE PANDORA BOOK
These images show how I have altered a hardcover book. I removed a great majority of the pages, then with the 40+ pages remaining I covered back and front with varying wallpapers, mulberry papers and designer papers.

WATERCOLOURS, EPSOM SALTS & PEN AND INKS....

It's been quite sometime since I have posted any art on my blog. It's also been a while since I did any intense creating! Work has gotten in the way, but things should slow down for me @ work in a few weeks or so.
I did have the opportunity to work in Christy's calendar journal though. Above are 2 spreads that I created.
Since I have been working so much, I have an added appreciation for home sweet home, so I had to create a spread about it. It's the one with the little house. In the other spread I used a quote I really love as well as some pens called 'Spider Writers' which are such fun to play with!

My daughter and I recently adopted 2 dilute calico kittens. They're sisters. The kitten that is mostly white is my daughter's. She has called her 'Angel'. I have named my kitten 'Meesha'. She is the one on the right with the grey mask. In this photo they are four months old. These kittens are so adorable and very loving. It's such fun having kittens around the house once again!